Introduction

Assignment

You will be given several short pieces of music and some random video clips. Create a short interpretive video with the provided material.

Procedure

1. Copy the files provided to the Data HD (or your own hard drive).
2. Launch Final Cut Pro X.
3. Create a new event on the Data HD (or your own hard drive). Name it "your name—edit to audio."
4. Import footage in the "Edit to Audio Footage" folder into the created event.
5. Create a new project on the Data HD (or your own hard drive) called "yourName—edit to audio" as well.
6. Choose one of the song snipits. Listen to the music to get a feel for the tone, rhythm and beat.
7. Watch all of the clips that you have been provided. Look for eye-catching movements, dramatic expressions, exciting sequences, breath-taking vistas, whatever would look good in your video. Note that a given clip might have several such usable bits. Mark favorites. Add keywords if you like.
8. Place the mouse at the beginning of the timeline and choose Edit > Insert Gap (or Edit > Insert Generator > Gap). In the dialog box that appears, set the format to NTSC SD, then click "okay." A three second gap should appear at the beginning of the timeline. It's always a good idea to add several seconds of blank leader at th ebeginning of a video project, so that it doesn't start playing right away. Later this term, we will augment our leaders with a slates.
9. Select your first piece of footage and place it in the magnetic timeline, next to the gap.
10. Connect the song to the first clip (note, you could connect it to the gap if you prefer, but make sure that there are a few seconds of silent gap before the music starts playing).
11. Start adding addition video clips to the timeline.
    Hints:
    • Don't use whole clips—just short, visually interesting moments. Most should last only a second or two. You can set in and out points of a clip in the source window before you add it to the main timeline.
    • Let the music be your guide. Start and end clips on the beats in the music. Try to find visuals that fit the tenor of the audio.
    • Use a wide variety in rapid-fire succession.
    • Look for interesting juxtapositions (clips following clips).
12. Upon completion, render your piece as an Quicktime Movie using the H.264 codec. Choose Share > Export Media.
    1. For export choose "Video and Audio"
    2. Under video codec choose "H264"
    3. Click "Next"
    4. On the next page name the movie "Your Name—Edit to Audio" and make sure you save it to the Data HD or your own hard drive.
13. Once it is rendered, upload it to the drop box set-up on D2L.

     

Specifications:

• Format: NTSC SD
• Resolution: 720 x 480
• Frame Rate: 29.97i
• Length: Length of audio clip provided
• Due Date: Thur, May 24
• Deliverables: rendered mpeg-4 file, uploaded to D2L